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ERIC Number: EJ399813
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Models for Understanding.
Mayer, Richard E.
Review of Educational Research, v59 n1 p43-64 Spr 1989
This review of 20 studies examines 3 predictions concerning the effects of conceptual models on students' understanding of scientific prose: (1) that models improve recall of conceptual information; (2) that they decrease verbatim retention; and (3) that they increase creative solutions on transfer problems. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Creative Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Reviews, Models, Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Recall (Psychology), Retention (Psychology), Scientific and Technical Information, Scientific Concepts
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Conceptual Models; Science Writing